Bartenders, housekeepers, cooks and other workers at the Holiday Inn Los Angeles International Airport filed a lawsuit Thursday alleging they are owed millions of dollars in back wages.

The plaintiffs also maintain in the Los Angeles Superior Court complaint that they have been denied meal breaks and have not been reimbursed for work-related expenses.

The workers have routinely had to continue working after clocking out, and to work through required lunch breaks and rest periods, the suit alleges.

Holiday Inn LAX General Manager Adrian Valencia did not immediately return a call for comment.

The hotel employees also allege that their employer input false departure times to deprive them of any pay for time spent working beyond eight hours in a given day. And they claim banquet workers were denied the tips to which they lawfully were entitled.

Housekeepers are required to buy sponges, gloves, cleaning products and other supplies at their own expense to clean the guests’ bathrooms, the suit alleges.

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